JUNE/JULY 2006 JUDICAL SEMINARS
In addition to updates and reviews of all core
subjects, new programs include a discussion
of immigration issues in criminal cases; the
role of the law guardian and forensic expert
in custody cases; and methods for improving
case management for divorcing families (Matrimonial
Commission recommendations).
June 21 and 22: Rochester
June 27 and 28: Albany
July 11 and 12: Uniondale, Long Island
July 19 and 20: Judicial Institute
July 24 and 25: Judicial Institute
July 26 and 27: Uniondale, Long Island

JULY 13, 2006
Training for Court Attorney-Referees
This legal training for all Family Court referees
(court attorney-referees) focuses on
recent changes in permanency law. There is
also an update on core subjects.

JULY 19-20, 2006
Training for Newly Appointed Support
Magistrates
This two-day training for all newly appointed
support magistrates covers legal and procedural aspects of the position. The program
also focuses on computer training on the
UCMS support module whose use is mandatory
for new magistrates.

JULY 28 & SEPTEMBER 19, 2006
Ethics Training for Judicial Candidates
All candidates for elected judicial office except
town and village justices are required to attend
this one-day training session, which includes a
panel discussion of ethical issues faced by judicial
candidates led by Appellate Division Justice
George Marlow, co-chair of the Advisory Committee
on Judicial Ethics. The program will be
simulcast to over 20 court locations. For further
information, go to: http://nycourts.gov/ip/jcec/.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006
Domestic Violence Training for Judges
Liberty Aldrich, Director of Domestic Violence
and Family Court Programs at the Center for
Court Innovation, will conduct a training session
on the many issues facing judges who
preside over domestic violence cases.

OCTOBER 4-6, 2006
Juvenile Drug Court Training
This training explores an innovative approach
to dealing with troubled youth in the Family
Court system. Many courts in the adult criminal
justice system address a defendant’s drug
problems; this training focuses on the unique
issues facing those youths with the same problems
who are repeatedly brought before the
Family Court on delinquency or PINS charges.
Judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, probation
officers and others have been invited to
this program, which will provide them with the
tools needed to start a juvenile drug court.

NOVEMBER 1-2, 2006
An Examination of Complex Evidence in
Cutting-Edge Science and Technology Cases
Technology is proliferating faster than society
can adjust. Molecular biology, nanotechnology,
stem cell research and other scientific endeavors
threaten to disrupt existing social and legal
dynamics. This two-day program covers what
we know and provides a window into the science
of tomorrow in order to anticipate how
our legal system can prepare to meet the
demands of a brave new world. Faculty include
professors from medical schools and research
institutes around the country. Topics include
court-ordered genetic tests; introduction to
behavioral genetics; stem cell biology; sentencing
an individual to behavioral control treatment;
and shaken baby homicide.